But as an end user I don't have a choice, right? I need to use the config
script chosen by the extension author?

Sorry to be so dense about this stuff but ruby has been a lot of fun to
learn...so I'm anxious to install and upgrade the program and any necessary
extensions quickly and correctly.

thanks
rick hensh


R> 2. On a related issue, as far as ruby extensions go, I've noticed 3
R> approaches. The distributions come with either 'setup.rb', 'extconf.rb',
or
R> a 'makefile'. I can't tell why one method is chosen over another. Can
anyone
R> help me out here?

 The best methods is perhaps to use one of 'setup.rb', 'extconf.rb'

 You can always generate a Makefile with these 2 scripts. If you give a
 Makefile it will be probably system dependant and work only for your
 configuration.


Guy Decoux